Startups
Einship has raised US$1 million in a seed round led by Parceiro Ventures to expand its AI-powered international trade platform, strengthen its commercial team, and accelerate global growth.
Artificial Intelligence
Runway has secured a minority investment from Monashees to accelerate its expansion in Brazil, strengthening its presence in one of the world's fastest-growing generative AI markets.
Startups
Dapta acquired Beezion to strengthen AI-powered demand generation, accelerate growth, and expand its sales platform across global markets.
Latam
Pix is at the center of a landmark U.S.-Brazil trade dispute, raising new questions about digital public infrastructure and global trade rules.
Startups
Rintin has raised $6.2 million in a funding round led by Cometa to expand its AI-powered B2B marketplace, embedded credit offering, logistics network, and digital tools for entrepreneurs in Mexico.
Startups
Nubank has agreed to acquire Banco Porto Real to secure a full banking license in Brazil, reinforcing its regulatory position as new naming rules take effect.
Latam
Jusfy has raised a US$15 million Series A led by Quona Capital to expand Jusfy Pay, develop new AI solutions, and launch a platform for law students.
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El Salvador-based fintech Ábaco secured $53 million to scale its AI-driven SME financing platform across Central America.
DiiMO has won Startup World Cup El Salvador 2026 and will represent the country at the global finals in San Francisco, where startups from around the world will compete for a US$1 million investment.
Cashea has raised US$100 million across Series A and Series B rounds after building a BNPL platform that reaches 35% of Venezuelan adults, offering key lessons for fintech founders and investors.
Pinbank has raised US$19.6 million through a credit investment fund to expand its payment acquiring business, strengthen its financing capacity, and support future growth.
Tether has invested US$20 million in Argentine fintech Ualá, supporting its expansion across Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia while strengthening its regional financial ecosystem.
Canopy acquires Maxicon Sistemas, entering Brazil’s agribusiness technology sector through a software platform supporting over US$21.8 billion in transactions.
MILA Stories is using AI and WhatsApp to transform conversations into collaborative stories after raising a US$800K pre-seed round.
Google says Brazil has become a source of innovation, expanding support through its Accelerator program and a new AI-focused investment fund.
OpenAI has appointed Nubank CEO David Vélez and BNY CEO Robin Vince to its boards, strengthening governance, global leadership and corporate oversight.
Quick Soft has acquired RGBtec, its second acquisition in under 60 days, reinforcing its position in Brazil's receivables technology market.
Infobip has acquired SocketLabs to strengthen its AI-first communications platform with advanced email infrastructure and deliverability capabilities.
Kolek has been acquired by RecebeAqui, forming a new fintech holding focused on expanding payment solutions across multiple industries.